RPC IV.1, 6115 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6115 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟ[? ΑΝΤ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ ΝΕΩΚΟ ΝΙΚΟΜΗ
Reverse design eagle standing, right, spreading wings, fighting serpent erect before it
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 159
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu: 16
2 2     NY: 1944.100.42300, under 'Marcus Aurelius'